Filed under ‘Cellphones and PDAs’
Control iTunes from your iPhone (or PPC)
Smashcasi’s excellent RemoteAmp has changed it’s name to Signal, and now works with the iPhone as well as Pocket PC. Signal allows you control your desktop installation of iTunes from your iPhone or PPC, just like using a remote control. It works with iTunes on the Mac, and also with iTunes, Winamp, or Windows Media Player on a PC. I’ve installed the demo version of Signal on my iPAQ and it works really well, I’ve been using it all day and it looks like all the bugs from the older version of RemoteAmp seem to have been fixed - I’m going to buy it!
» Demo version and more info here.
Disassembling the iPhone
The folks over at ifixit.com have got a great step by step picture series of how to (very carefully) disassemble an iPhone. I’d be more interested in seeing them put it all back together.
Streaming music and video to PocketPC
z2’s PocketLAN not only allows you to view and open all the shared files on your network, but you can also stream MP3s and video from your desktop PC directly to your mobile device - all using WiFi. I use the excellent RemoteAmp on my iPAQ to control my home PC/HiFi (running iTunes) - it does everything it should, but sometimes I want to stream my music collection or watch a video on my iPAQ. And this is exactly what PocketLAN does. As long as I’m within WiFi range, I can use my iPAQ to access movies, music and whatever other shared files I want - all stored on my desktop PC. Other features includes: IP Config, Ping, IP Renew, Port Scan, Trace Route, Route Edit Wake on LAN and more…
» Available from PocketGear
Space Invaders Trilogy for PPC
HanaHo Games have release a new (and official licensed) release of Taito Space Invaders for Pocket PC/Windows Mobile. Space Invaders Trilogy includes the original Space Invaders, Space Invaders Part II, and Return of the Invaders - all featuring the original background artwork used in the arcade cabinets.
New mobile browser - Microsoft DeepFish
Microsoft have announced their new browser for mobile devices, ‘DeepFish’. One of the most interesting features of DeepFish is that it only loads the visible part of each webpage (the bit you’re actually looking at), instead of the whole page all at once. It also has several zoom features that allow you to navigate pages more easily, even if you’re using a device with a tiny screen. DeepFish is currently released as a limited beta - more info here.
USB charger
If you’ve got a device that can be charged via USB, then this is a must have for travelling. These USB chargers enable you to charge your iPod, cell phone, PDA, or any other USB charged device - all from four AA or AAA batteries. They have a built in USB plug, so all you have to do is add batteries and plug in your USB device.
» Available from ThinkGeek.com
Palm emulator for Pocket PC
We’ve just migrated from a Palm handheld to an iPAQ running Windows Mobile, and although Windows Mobile is a pretty decent operating system - there’s still a few Palm applications that we just can’t live without. Instead of looking for similar applications written for Windows Mobile, we’re currently trying out StyleTap Platform which allows most Palm OS applications (and games) to be run on a Windows Mobile handheld. So far it’s looking good.
